Iowa Caucus Project

02/03/2020

Drake University students, precinct captains, and campaign staff—Drake University Archives would love to have some campaign items for their Caucus Collection—signs, buttons, stickers, anything you have!

02/02/2020

Happy , Iowa! Need a refresh on how to caucus tomorrow? We’ve got you 🥳

0 + Precinct-level caucuses in Iowa What is a caucus? Very few states in the nation still hold caucuses, and the remaining states hold primary elections. Unlike a presidential primary, caucuses are party nominating contests in which individuals come together and select delegates fo

01/28/2020

Results of the 2020 Democratic Mock Caucus:

01/28/2020

Results of the 2020 Drake University Republican Mock Caucus:

01/17/2020

Big update, y'all: CNN will be on campus January 28th and 29th with seven presidential candidates participating in town halls. To accommodate these requests, we've moved our mock caucus to the 27th of January. Republicans will still caucus at 6pm and Democrats at 7.

It's going to be a good week to be a Drake student.

01/13/2020

PSA: President Donald J. Trump will be on campus the 30th of January, for a rally leading up to the Feb. 3rd Iowa caucuses

President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Des Moines just days before the Iowa Caucus.

01/13/2020

TOMORROW night is the Eighth Democratic Debate at Drake University, hosted by CNN, The Des Moines Register, and the Democratic Party. Watch a time lapse of the set being built here:

Watch hours of work in 34 seconds. The CNN/Des Moines Register debate will be at Drake University's Sheslow Auditorium in Des Moines on Tuesday.

01/06/2020

Big news, team. Our staff has a brand-new guide on how to caucus up on our website. We've got information on what a caucus is, where your precinct is located, and how the process works for *both* parties. Take a look:

https://iowacaucusproject.com/how-to-caucus/

12/12/2019

🗓Mark your calendars for January 14, when CNN and The Des Moines Register will host the seventh Democratic presidential primary debate at Drake University. Ticketing will be handled directly by the DNC.

12/12/2019

BREAKING: Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa will host the next Democratic Party Debate on January 14, 2020. The event will be held in partnership with CNN and The Des Moines Register.

Des Moines Register to partner with CNN for the January Democratic presidential debate in Iowa.

12/11/2019

Our photos of Julián Castro at Drake University on December 10th. He was on campus to talk about Iowa's role in the presidential primary system and his opinion on the caucuses. Shot by Staffer Avery VanDenBerg.